2014 partypoker World Poker Tour Merit North Cyprus Classic

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2014 partypoker World Poker Tour Merit North Cyprus Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
$310,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$4,000
Prize Pool
$1,486,720
Entries
404
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0

The Champs Are Back

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

Alexey Rybin, who won last years event for $258,000, has just registered. Rybin, like everyone else, got 30,000 to work with.

Also back in the game are Sotirios Koutoupas (EPT Deauville winner), and Toby Lewis (EPT Vilamoura winner).

Player Chips Progress
Sotirios Koutoupas gr
Sotirios Koutoupas
30,000 30,000
Toby Lewis gb
Toby Lewis
30,000 30,000
Alexey Rybin ru
Alexey Rybin
WPT 1X Winner
30,000 30,000

Tags: Alexey RybinToby LewisSotirios Koutoupas

Three More Levels

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

A total of 151 players have entered so far, with 12 re entries, making for a total of 163. 116 players remain at the moment.

Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 75

Dempsey Triples, Panyak Busts

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Maxim Panyak found himself all in for 7,750, James Dempsey had 10,300, and a third player had both players covered and made the call as well.

Dempsey had the best hand with {J-Spades}{J-Hearts}, which was in a race against Panyak's {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}. The button had {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}.

None would improve. The {2-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} board proved catastrophic for Panyak, while Dempsey almost trippled up.

Player Chips Progress
James Dempsey gb
James Dempsey
WPT 1X Winner
29,350 9,250
Maxim Panyak ru
Maxim Panyak
Busted

Tags: Maxim PanyakJames Dempsey

Chip Counts

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Dmitry Gromov ru
Dmitry Gromov
WPT 1X Winner
122,000 46,000
Nicolas Chouity lb
Nicolas Chouity
63,150 32,050
Andrey Pateychuk ru
Andrey Pateychuk
WPT 1X Winner
58,000 21,600
Vyacheslav Stoyanov md
Vyacheslav Stoyanov
56,000 8,000
Mickey Petersen dk
Mickey Petersen
48,000 21,350
Alexander Lakhov ru
Alexander Lakhov
WPT 1X Winner
45,275 3,275
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
44,000 14,000
Paul Tedeschi fr
Paul Tedeschi
43,000 13,000
Mark Darner us
Mark Darner
43,000 10,900
Sam Trickett gb
Sam Trickett
38,000 8,000
Oliver Price gb
Oliver Price
34,000 2,000
Louis Salter gb
Louis Salter
22,000 -2,500
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
WPT 1X Winner
17,500 -19,500
Sevket Yildiz tr
Sevket Yildiz
16,075 -39,925
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
14,000 -12,000
Mustafa Meryumoglu tr
Mustafa Meryumoglu
Busted

Out And In

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Vladimir Troyanovskiy has bought back in, while EPT Vilamoura winner Toby Lewis, and recent EPT Barcelona finalist Andrey Shatilov have been eliminated. Lewis ran with queens into kings, and is going to buy back in after the dinner break that starts in twenty minutes. We don't know for sure if Shatilov will be joining him, but we suspect so.

Player Chips Progress
Vladimir Troyanovskiy ru
Vladimir Troyanovskiy
30,000 30,000
Toby Lewis gb
Toby Lewis
Busted
Andrey Shatilov ru
Andrey Shatilov
Busted

Tags: Andrey ShatilovToby LewisVladimir Troyanovskiy

Meryumoglu's Top Pair and Top Kicker No Good

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Mustafa Meryumoglu opened under the gun, and received no less than four calls: the player to his immediate left, Dmitry Nemirovsky on the button, Sevket Yildiz in the small blind, and the player in the big blind.

{2-Spades}{5-Hearts}{9-Hearts}

Both blinds checked to Meryumoglu who continuation bet for 2,500. Both the player under the gun plus one, and Nemirovsky on the button called, both blinds folded.

The {J-Clubs} fell on the turn and Meryumoglu bet out 4,000. The player in early position raised to 9,200, and Nemirovsky folded, Meryumoglu made the call.

The river {8-Hearts} made Meryumoglu bet out 8,800 with just 10,000 behind. His opponent called, and showed a winner with {J-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}. Meryumoglu mucked his {A-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Sevket Yildiz tr
Sevket Yildiz
56,000 17,000
Dmitry Nemirovsky ru
Dmitry Nemirovsky
16,200 -21,800
Mustafa Meryumoglu tr
Mustafa Meryumoglu
10,000 10,000

Tags: Dmitry NemirovskyMustafa MeryumogluSevket Yildiz

Seven-Deuce Never Lose

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Alexander Denisov was already up lots after busting Nuri Kural with aces to kings, and just won another small pot.

Denisov bet a single 1,000 chip from the small blind on {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{5-Spades}. Walid Bou Habib made the call from the big blind, the button folded.

The river was the {2-Diamonds} and Denisov tossed in another single 1,000 chip. Bou Habib made the call, but folded after getting shown {7-Hearts}{2-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Denisov ru
Alexander Denisov
99,000 69,000

Tags: Walid Bou HabibAlexander Denisov

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50